All Branches Closed August 2

All HPL Branches are closed on Sunday August 2, 2026. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access is unavailable. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca. www.hpl.ca/hours

Published:
Friday, July 31, 2026 - 9:00am
All Branches Closed for Civic Holiday

All HPL Branches are closed on Monday August 3, 2026 for Civic Holiday. Bookmobile is off the road and Extended Access is unavailable. Our Virtual Branch is open at hpl.ca. www.hpl.ca/hours

Published:
Friday, July 31, 2026 - 8:00am
Kenilworth Branch Accessible Washroom Out of Order

The accessible washroom at Kenilworth Branch is not working. We aim to get it fixed quickly.

Published:
Thursday, July 30, 2026 - 5:45pm
New Loan Periods - Effective Monday, August 31

As of Monday, August 31, new loan periods will come into effect to shorten the wait time for popular hold items.

DVD Express - 3 days

DVDs and Blu-rays - 7 days (fiction, children's and languages) 

Magazines - 7 days

Bestseller Express - 14 days

DVDs and Blu-rays - 14 days (non-fiction and TV series)

Books - 21 days

Music/Books on CD and Children's Express - 21 days

Please visit www.hpl.ca/borrowing for more details.

Published:
Tuesday, July 28, 2026 - 2:30pm
Study Halls Pause for Summer Break

After Hours Study Hall is not available in July and August. Hours will resume Tuesday, September 8. www.hpl.ca/study-halls

Published:
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 - 3:00pm

Wentworth (General) Books in the OGS Collection

Wentworth (General) Books in the OGS Collection

To request any of the Wentworth County records please cite the county name, the town or township name, and the book number on the request slip.

For example, to access the fifth book listed below you would request:

Wentworth County, General, #01718

Those books listed in italics were not transferred from the OGS as Local History & Archives or the library general collection already owned them. To access these books please use the library call number.

Surname Indexes: Pamphlet File - Surname Index - [first letter of name]

GENERAL

County Marriage Registers. 1858-1869. Vol. 7: Wentworth County. R929.3713 COU CESC (01711)

County of Wentworth. 1853-1973 - Pictorial Parade. R917.1352 NEW CESH (01712)

Farmer’s Directory. Wentworth County 1891 [microfilm] (01714)

Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society Newsletters. The Herald. Local History & Archives periodicals [complete] 1986+ (01717)

History of Some of South Wentworth Public Schools (01718)

Index 1871 Census - Hamilton-Wentworth. R929.3713 IND CESC (01719)

Index to Wentworth County Illustrated Atlas 1875 (01720)

Loyalist Ancestors - Families from Hamilton Area R971.352 LOY CESH (01721)

Mrs. William Dunham's Scrapbook #1 (News articles) (01722)

Records of Rev. Ralph Leeming (1816-1826) & John Miller (1830-1838). Index R929.3713 LEE CESH (01724)

Scrapbook - containing families of the area (01725)

Traces, Places & Faces - Links Between Canada & Scotland. RR929.1 BAI CESH (01727)

Wentworth Bygones. Papers & Records of the Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society. Vol. 1-15. R971.351 HEA CESH (01729)

Wentworth County Industries 1871. Index to manuscript census (01730)

Wentworth County Atlas.1875. Special Collections Atlas stand (01732)

Wentworth Historical Society. Journal & Transactions [complete set] R971.351 WEN CESH (01733)

Wentworth List of Electors - May 1808 (01738)

Surtees Map - Name Index - Wentworth Co. - 1859. R929.371352 WEN CESH (01982)

Wentworth Landmarks. R971.352 PEN CESH (02114)

Telephone Directory, March 1921 (02055)

Wentworth Co. Mini Atlas. 1791-1875. Early Settlers (02123)

Index to Surtees Map 1859. All Wentworth Co. R929.371352 WEN CESH (02124)

Wentworth County Cemetery Locations. (02143)

Wentworth County Land Registry Office Documents in Local History & Archives. Pathfinder behind Local History & Archives Information Desk (02189)

Wentworth County: Retired Abstract Indexes (02190)

Imperial Atlas 1903 Complete Wentworth County index. R346.713045 WEN CESH (02215)

Ancaster-Dundas Locator. 1997-1998 (02251)

Certificates of Naturalization: Wentworth County – 1921 (02402)

Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register, Wentworth County: 1825 – 1898; A Transcription (02413)

Index to the 1851 Census of Canada West (Ontario): Wentworth County and Hamilton. R929.371352 IND CESC (02414)

Cemetery Indexes. See Pathfinder - Cemeteries (02274-02283)